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Gov. Pat Quinn on Tuesday killed a bill that would have limited the amount of money due to a condominium association when a foreclosed unit is sold. The governor, who had to act on the bill by Wednesday, used an amendatory veto to change the bill, shifting some of the costs tied to the sale of a repossessed condo unit onto the bank that foreclosed on it. Senate Bill 2664, introduced in January by Sen. Michael Hastings, D-Tinley Park, was designed to limit the costs that a buyer of a foreclosed condo unit would be responsible for covering, namely the unpaid regular and any special assessments that could have accrued while the unit was going through the foreclosure process. The bill...

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Gov. Pat Quinn on Tuesday killed a bill that would have limited the amount of money due to a condominium association when a foreclosed unit is sold.The governor, who had to act on the bill by Wednesday, used an amendatory veto to change the bill, shifting...

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